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Wahpeton board approves routine claims, awards snow‑removal contract and OKs $200,000 insurance buy‑down
Summary
The Wahpeton School Board approved General and Building Fund claims totaling $821,296.12, awarded a snow‑removal contract to Comstock Construction and approved a $200,000 health insurance buy‑down using reserves; one trustee abstained on the buy‑down vote.
The Wahpeton School Board approved routine financial claims and two committee‑recommended items at its Oct. 8 meeting. Trustees voted to approve claims against the General Fund totaling $203,218.17 and the Building Fund totaling $618,077.95, and they approved a contract and a benefit funding action.
Board Trustee Matt Dockter moved and Trustee Matt Vetter seconded approval of the General Fund claims totaling $203,218.17; the motion carried 9-0. Dockter also moved, with Trustee Andrea Zalewski seconding, to approve Building Fund claims totaling $618,077.95; that motion carried 9-0.
On a committee recommendation the board approved a quote from Comstock Construction for snow removal services for the 2025–26 school year; the motion was made by Dockter and seconded by Vetter and carried 9-0. The transcript does not provide line‑by‑line roll‑call votes for individual trustees on those motions.
The board also approved a $200,000 health insurance buy‑down using Health Insurance Account reserves. Trustee Dockter moved the buy‑down and Trustee Robb Dohman seconded. The motion carried with eight yes votes and one abstention; Trustee Matt Vetter was recorded as abstaining.
The board’s actions were procedural and budgetary in nature; there was no recorded debate on the motions. The next regular board meeting is scheduled for Nov. 12, 2025.
